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@meganharper65662 жыл бұрын
Anyone else feel like they walked into Pee Wee's Playhouse in #2?!😂 Really liked #1 and #4. Nicely done, Mark. Anyone would be stoked to have such a lovely, functional kitchen!
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Pee Wee Herman design style. lol
@ps44022 жыл бұрын
Your kitchen layout is best, both in design and functionality. Number 2 is hard on the eyes, and obviously designed for someone who does not cook. Great concept for a video!
@pman29162 жыл бұрын
Love this video. It'll be great to see more of these. I enjoyed how you created the layout of the content. If I had to choice to hire from any of the 4, you'd definitely get the job. Whilst the design of the other 3 were good and obviously they were designers, you've just proved you don't have to be a designer to create something great with practicality. Great video Mark👌
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Appreciate the kind words!!
@susanspianostudio7057 Жыл бұрын
My toddlers would love kitchen number 2 lol. The 3rd one looked like a restaurant. 😆
@hoperules8874 Жыл бұрын
🤣☝🏼👍🏽❣️@4:26, I can see you have almost the EXACT same layout I've been aiming for in my kitchen (as we very slowly diy it!). It is SO nice to hear YOU would do it the same! Every place we've ever lived my complaint was that the kitchen was designed by people who do not use them! And now I've found Your Channel❤️❣️ Totally bing watching this whole weekend!
@MTKDofficial Жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks so much for the comment and for watching!! Hope the videos are helpful!
@dougandcandacebishop7259 Жыл бұрын
As usual, Mark, loving the functionality of this redesign. You've given me a lot to think about for layout. I would have liked to see a final shot of the original kitchen alongside the remodels, but I know that would have been a lot to view given there were 4 remodels, including yours. However, I think I like yours best. Just toss in some decor embellishments and no one would be the wiser! Good job.
@MTKDofficial Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much.
@karinapradal42812 жыл бұрын
Nice video. On my side, I would not go for a sink on the island... When (or if) you cook, it is nice to be facing your guests (or family members) who sit on the other side of the island. And you never can load everything in your dishwasher so you will end up having dishes drying on your island, which will look messier than if you have the sink facing the window (not to mention that cleaning up is usually a lonely task so you can look outside while cleaning up the pans...). For the ventilation on the island, if you don't want a big piece coming down the ceiling, you could have a downdraft vent... And last, you could use the dead space with a counter mount compost bin, making this corner your prep space with the fridge/ pantry on the right corner and sink on the other... ;)
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey Karina! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I love the idea of the compost in the corner. One that’s integrated into the surface. Really cool. If I was designing this for myself, I’d opt for an unhindered island. Just counterspace. But the downdraft is a good way to take care of the ventilation if the range too were to go there. Love it. Thanks.
@oaktreedialogues63182 жыл бұрын
WoW! I had never heard of these draw out overhead cabinet mechanisms before. Very useful!
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Rev-A-Shelf has units like this. Really great for spaces like that.
@mstinamichele Жыл бұрын
Design #3 looked like a restaurant. It would be the 1st and last one for me. The first one due to all of the natural light and the stove hood. The last one is functional, you can see the focal point whereas they have the range hidden in the back.
@millieh.-nyc65372 жыл бұрын
Wow, these designs were really different. If I had to pick one it would be your design. I didn't care for the colorful funky kitchen nor the darkness of the other two. Yours was bright, functional & made sense. Thanks for sharing your creativity. Be well.
@barbsdee38312 жыл бұрын
The second one, for me, would be a complete reject! 🤦♀️ It was comical in fact, the light fittings and island reminds me of a transformers moving 🤣 Maybe I’m getting old 😂😂
@darlene196682 жыл бұрын
Love the aesthetics of the first kitchen the functionality of your design although I know it was a mock digital design…don’t knock your style and know how…many people ordinary people like me need real design as well as functionality…did I say functionality…🤣anyway keep doing what you do because you do it best🤩looking for your channel to reach so many more subs👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯don’t compare yourself to anyone…your life style and family are beautiful, especially Gammy💐Blessings and GREAT SUCCESS TO THE TOBIN CREW AND GAMMY TOO❤️🌷
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement Darlene! Glad you are in my corner!!
@icycannonball2 жыл бұрын
Whoo! Thanks Mark for doing this video! Can definitely tell your design is more function than artistic. It's similar to the first AD design in that respect.
@TMB622 жыл бұрын
Love this concept for your video.
@matthewfunk66582 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark! Still digging your work. Haven't commented lately but I watch and like every single vid! Take care.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey Great to hear from you. man! I was thinking about you the other day actually! Appreciate the support!
@valeriehowden4712 жыл бұрын
I'm a creature of function therefore the obvious choice is yours. Looks good too! The second 1 looks like it's part of a fun house.
@JackieofAllTrades2 жыл бұрын
I liked the video. That second kitchen island really sucked! Am I the only one that thinks it looks like a toy elephant standing in the room? I was not a fan. I loved the functional elements of your kitchen Mark, but I thought you could have made the island just a little wider to align the sink with the range more. Hopefully that would still leave room to access the fridge and stuff, but it would be a tighter walk. The designer kitchens held plenty of visual interest, but yours packed way more practicality and functionality in my opinion.
@darlene196682 жыл бұрын
Elephant 😂🤣😂 made me think someone was doing some acid or some sort of drug🤣😂
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jackie. No elephants in my design. lol. For the island, I didn't want to make it larger because I personally like it "tucked" into the kitchen a little. That said, if this were a client situation and they wanted it larger, then we could do it.
@bethheerten11322 жыл бұрын
I thought it looked like a girrafe. 😁
@taravo17802 жыл бұрын
The kitchen of the second design looks busy. I don’t know where the focal point is. I wonder if I should look at the floor, the backsplash, the island, or the range. It’s too distracting
@barbarafoss10662 жыл бұрын
Love vertical lift cab in your kitchen. For sheet pan/tray storage, my cab designer is creating a divided cabinet above the fridge/pantry - easy to reach the front to pull out items, and utilizes all of that deep storage. I would choose your design! Very classy.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Barbara! Can wait to see your kitchen finished!
@trinaroe51328 ай бұрын
Although that second kitchen is awful, the far wall unit with the door opening in your face might have a hinge that opens almost 180° like mine does. I actually use the inside of that door to hang my measuring cups and spoons as well some other small things because of the lack of useful drawer space in my kitchen, so I like it better than a wide single door that would open in front of my window.
@kitchinsider2 жыл бұрын
Hands down yours was the best! I'd have integrated that fridge though! 😂
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Lol. Well I was hoping you’d give me points for the dishwasher.
@natashabailey60912 жыл бұрын
Great video!!!🤗😁
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😁
@kursatosmanoglu68882 жыл бұрын
Your kitchen is the best to live in. I designed a kitchen too recently and had only open shelves. It was driven by budget choice as it costs a fortune here and also wanted to have more breathing space. I am sure I will take a part of them out later and combine with upper cabinetry.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for watching. Bold choice with the open shelves. lol I've had them in the past but opted against them in my current space. Overall, you have to do what works for your budget and what you love!
@kursatosmanoglu68882 жыл бұрын
@@MTKDofficial you are right but I think it is also linked with your lifestyle, how much you cook and family situation, but ideally a mix of upper cabinetry and open shelves is a more practical choice. Time will show if open shelves are here to stay.
@heidimills2226 Жыл бұрын
Sooo, if you wanna LOOK at a kitchen, maybe an AD designer, if you want to own stuff and use a kitchen, ask Mark.
@jarjar06532 жыл бұрын
I like your design the best as well.
@cs48492 жыл бұрын
I liked all but the second one, which looks like a child designed it. Yours looks very functional. I can’t say I’m a fan of island sinks, but otherwise, I like it a lot.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm not sure I'm a fan either actually for my own kitchen, but my pretend client insisted on it for this one. lol
@trinaroe51328 ай бұрын
Although I like your design best, I think I would have tried to make the island a little bit longer (and/or a bit farther from the window wall) and maybe made the drawer unit in the island a bit narrower so I could get the pull out trash in the island closer to the sink, or tried to put the trash in a pullout under the sink. I’m guessing you didn’t do either way because you wanted dishes stored in the island drawer bank and the farmhouse sink made the cabinet under the sink too short for a pullout there. But I think I’d rather put away dry dishes on the other wall in one of the drawer units by the stove (is there room to open the dishwasher at the same time drawers are opened to the left of the stove?) than to carry wet trash from the sink across the floor to where you placed the trash pullout. Just a thought. Would love to know your thoughts on why you placed the trash where you did.
@keradee87422 жыл бұрын
Great video Mark! Call me old fashioned but I like the original kitchen. The second professional design looks like something from Willy Wonka or Alice in Wonderland. I couldn't imagine the average person having a kitchen like that. What in the world would the rest of the house look like?! To make this a fair comparison the walls, doors, ceilings and windows should remain the same. Most people probably don't have a budget to tear out half a wall and put in a ton windows or do all the elaborate changes to the the structure of the room. Your design to me outshines the others visually and functionally.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shelly. The original kitchen is not that bad in my eyes either. Without making big changes (like adding windows) it probably wouldn't be worth a renovation.
@hudaf79 Жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw the 2nd design... circus was the first thing that came to mind.... I did not like it at all... the 3rd one felt like I was in a lounge/bar... the 1st one and yours were the best, hands down!
@revk8611 Жыл бұрын
The second design! What On Earth was that?!?! I liked the function of yours the best, but that second one….I’m still trying to get my sight back.
@MTKDofficial Жыл бұрын
Hahaha. yeah that one was pretty hard on the retina's lol
@re_patel2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't the handles of the fridge prevent the overhead cabinet insert from fully dropping down? The handles are massive!!
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
The unit is designed for that function. Though it would be good to make sure the fridge you select works with a unit like that. The concept is what is important in this instance.
@winstonelston57432 жыл бұрын
2:13 Geez! That looks like something out of the Chuck Jones cartoon "Nightmare Daffy". Those colors don't disagree with each others' company, they have actively taken out murder contracts. Those electroliers look like the Martians from the 1950s movie version of _War of the Worlds_ and the cabinets are a step back from the original. _Feh_ ! Hideous! And who rubbed the mustard pot all over the walls and ceiling?
@darlene196682 жыл бұрын
😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@TheDecoCottage2 жыл бұрын
My eyes just didn’t know where to focus. Too many focal points. Too many competing colors. Just too much. I’d keep the range and fridge and start over.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
I was kind in my video. lol. I edited out a lot.
@winstonelston57432 жыл бұрын
@@TheDecoCottage Nothing wrong there that couldn't be fixed with GulfLite and a match.
@JackieofAllTrades2 жыл бұрын
@@winstonelston5743 Ha!
@margaretmwilliams95542 жыл бұрын
while the stools just aren't my style, I actually only have one question / comment - How do you get a hot dish out of the appliance above your refrigerator without spilling the hot contents on your head?
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Oh? No, it’s only storage. Not an appliance that heats anything. Yeah that would be very tricky.
@lauramiller61062 жыл бұрын
This was really interesting! That second island is HORRIBLE. How many legs does it have? Can anyone sit at it? It was also ugly, but I didn't like much in that kitchen. I think I liked your design best. It looked nice, but it also looked the most functional. (I suppose I am a function over form gal.) Thank you for sharing.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey Laura! Thanks for watching and commenting. That second island looked a little dangerous to me actually. lol. but to each his own.
@winstonelston57432 жыл бұрын
6:30 Did you consider adding a pull-down for the top shelf in that cabinet, or perhaps making the pull-down a full-height mechanism?
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Afterthought, YES! That would make more sense.
@edwardcasper52312 жыл бұрын
I only saw this today, but I must comment. My first observation is one you made. There's basically nothing wrong with the existing kitchen (although your design did improve it, maybe - I'm not sure if there's as much storage). Which brings me to my bottom line point/question: How much would it cost to do the various proposed renovations, and are those changes really worth the cost? I'd be curious to know what your design would cost since you probably have a fairly good idea (and I'm pretty sure yours will be the least expensive). By the way, I'm getting an OTR microwave/vent (the same basic model as Jackie of All Trades) to replace my 200 CFM harvest gold hood vent that isn't completely functional - only one of the two fan speeds works, among other things). That's because my galley kitchen is all of 72 square feet, and has very limited counter space.
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
I'm putting this in the $25,000 range. But it depends on the material choices. It could be more or less. While the original kitchen had more storage, I opted for less wall cabinets, as there is no client and so storage is subjective in this exercise. I could just pretend that the client didn't need any more storage than what was given. Client needs come first in the real world though. Sad to hear about the OTR. Lol.
@edwardcasper52312 жыл бұрын
@@MTKDofficial LOL!!😂 Given my very limited counter space, the OTR makes sense. I use my microwave every day (I drink instant coffee) and make rice in it too (as opposed to making it in a saucepan). The $25,000 figure isn't bad for a kitchen remodel. I'm doing a "Jackie" - like update to mine, which I hope to be able to bring in for less than $8,000 (including a new stove (with front as opposed to rear-mounted controls, since I'm over 70 and may need a wheelchair at some point as I age), dishwasher, and the "appliance that shall remain nameless" - which will become useless if I need a wheelchair so I'm not getting rid of my countertop unit, which I'll store in my garage with my toaster-oven). From seeing the pictures of Jackie's kitchen, she probably has twice the counter space I do. One of the advantages of a small to tiny kitchen is that upgraded finishes (like a quartz countertop in a concrete-like color) aren't too bad in pure dollar terms. I'm putting faux brick on my empty end wall to give the space a watered-down warehouse vibe. I'm also replacing the drawer hardware (the glides) to allow the drawers to be more easily pulled out and have full extension.
@JackieofAllTrades2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardcasper5231 I Love It! Go Team OTR!
@JackieofAllTrades2 жыл бұрын
Hey you will LOVE the Whirlpool Low Profile. The slimline design is a space saver! I also use my microwave daily and couldn’t imagine my kitchen without one. Maybe one day I’ll have the funds to move or hide it. But for now, form, function and convenience win out! Good luck on the kitchen DIY!
@edwardcasper52312 жыл бұрын
@@JackieofAllTrades LOL!!! 😂
@lauraokelly264410 ай бұрын
By order of preference: your design, the original design, A.D. #1. That's it. I have absolutely no desire to look at the other two ever again and the idea of facing them before coffee in the morning is ... just no.
@lisca28662 жыл бұрын
Cute but not that practical for a real cook! Never get rid of space no matter how difficult it is to access Sinks in an island are pretty but very impractical Food gets washed prepped and cooked so you want a clear straight line from the si k to the stove or you’ll be dropping stuff burning food etc
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey. Thanks for the comment.
@ryansoo40002 жыл бұрын
OMG! Architectural Digest used to be THE design bible for architects and interior designers until Anna Wintour took it over and turned it into a huge, bloated mess of pretension and over-consumption. The BEST design magazine now is Dwell. That said, I think that: Kitchen #1 was the "best" of their “architectural” choices (out of a bad lot). Kitchen #2 was a joke. The only bit of pleasure I would get after being presented with this kitchen design would be firing the designer. I especially hated the dinette chairs. The posts holding up the backrest looked like an actual human spine (maybe “Vertebrae” is the “in” look this year). Kitchen #3 was…….frightening? Is it supposed to be the lounge at Hogwarts? All those giant floating candles. And those dinette chairs! Very Hawaiian luau - in a bad sort of way. Your kitchen was certainly much better than any of theirs but I did have a couple of questions. It’s great to have that pulldown unit in the cabinet over the fridge but how will anyone under 6’3” manage to close that vertical cabinet door? Why not attach the door to the front of the pulldown unit so that the door and handle both come down to a manageable height? As to your island, it looks like there is a cabinet with double doors under the farmhouse sink. Wouldn’t it be better to change that to two separate drawer panels that are attached to two inner pullout trays so that when you open them everything slides out into view?
@MTKDofficial2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ryan! Thanks for the feedback. You sound like you know a thing or two!! Are you in the design industry?
@ryansoo40002 жыл бұрын
@@MTKDofficial I've been an Architect and Interior Designer for 40 years designing mostly residential projects but always enjoy learning new techniques. Over the last 5 years I've been specializing in small offgrid cabins. I know you mentioned that you'd like to learn more about interior design so I would recommend the Not So Big series of books by the Architect Sarah Susanka.